Damon Wayans Jr. plays name game

November 7, 2014 1:05 PM

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LOS ANGELES - Damon Wayans Jr. had only done brief work in animation - as Thunder in the 2010 movie "Marmaduke" - before being cast in "Big Hero 6." His character, Wasabi, is the voice of reason (or panic depending on how you look at it) for a group of nerds who create their own super powers.

"They told me, 'We want it to be your voice, we want it to be your comedy and do the weird stuff that you do and riff and take it in any direction.' They provide you with such a great foundation, such good writing, such good stories, such great characters so it's easy to riff off of those," Wayans s...